Hydrant.



H. 'W. LUNGEFORD.

HYDRANT.

APPI IGATIOlT FILED MAY 6, 1909.

Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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UNITED sTAT s gagsnr OFFICE HENRY w. LUNCEFQRD, or Los ANGELE's,CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF r0 \VES'I'ERN PIPE AND STEEL 00., OFL'os ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

HYDE/ANT.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Serial No. 494,468.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY IV. LUNCE- rose, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of LosAngeles, State of California, have invented a certain new and usefulHydrant; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a hydrant, particularly to one adapted for usefor irrigatron purposes.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this class inwhich the head can be rotated to bring the outlet thereof into positionfor discharge of water in any desired direction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction for ahydrant in which the water is normally shut off from the,

rotating head, thus obviating the necessity for a watertight jointbetween the head and the stationary part of the hydrant.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the hydrant thatthe head may be rotated either when the water is flowing from thehydrant or when it is shut off.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a hydrant that maybe cheaply constructed by reason of expensive machining operations beingeliminated.

Other objects and the advantages of the invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, from a consideration of one form ofconstruction in which it may be em-' bodied, as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective of theinvention, and Fig. 2 is a vertical central. section.

The standpipe 2 has secured to it, preferably by rivets 3, a ring 4; atits upper portion, the upper end of the standpipe being outwardlyflanged to form a valve-seat 5 on which rests valve 6, having a face 7of suitable material, such as leather. Ring a has an annular groove 8which receives the lower edge of the tubular portion 9 of the rotatinghead 10. This head is provided with an outlet 11, to which may beconnectedpipes 12 whereby water may be conducted to any place desired. I

The upper part of head 10 is closed by plate 13, provided with anannular groove 141 which receives the upper edge of the tu bular portion9. Bolts 15 are threaded into ring 1 and pass through holes in plate 13and have nuts 16 screwed thereon above said plate. Valve 6 is held toits seat by screw 17 threaded through boss 18 in the center of plate 13.The lower end of screw 17'may have a reduced portion 19 passing throughboss 20 in valve 6. On said reduced portion above boss 20 are placed ametal washer 21 and a washer 22, preferably of leather, the latter beingdisposed next to the boss 20. On the lower side of the valve upon thereduced portion is placed a washer 23, and a split pin 24: passesthrough the bottom of said portion 19 to hold washer 23 in position.Plate 13 is strengthened by ribs 25 end of screw 17 is provided with ahandle 26 whereby it may be turned.

The mode of operation of the invention may be as follows: Afterloosening nuts 16 slightly, head 10 may be rotated to bring the outlet11 in position to discharge water in the direction desired. Theslackening of nuts 16 allows plate 13 to rise slightly, thus opening thevalve 6. Screw 17 may now be turned, if desired, to close the valveuntil pipes 12 are connected to the hydrant and arranged over the groundas may be desired. Screw 17 may then be operated to raise valve 6,allowing water to flow through outlet 11 between tubular portion 9 andring 4:. Head 10'may be turned without closing valve 6, as will bereadily understood.

While one form of apparatus in which the invention may be embodied hasbeen illustrated and described, it is obvious that various modificationsand changes may be made, and the right is reserved to all modificationsand'changes which do not depart from the spirit and scope of theinvention. I claim:

1. In a hydrant, the combination of a standpipe with a valve therefor, aplate connected movably to said standpipe, and a member provided with anoutlet and er ranged between said standpipe and plate, said standpipeand plate formed and ar, ranged to permit rotation of the membertherebetween.

2; In a hydrant, the combination of a standpipe with a valve therefor, aring affiXed to said standpipe, a plate connected to said ring, a screwthreaded in said plate and connected With said valve, and a tubularmember movably arranged between said ring and said plate.

3. In a hydrant, the combination of a standpipe with a valve therefor, aplate connected to said standpipe, a screw threaded in said plate androtatably connected with said valve, and a member provided with anoutlet and arranged between said plate and said standpipe, said memberrotatable relatively to said standpipe.

4. In a hydrant, the combination of a standpipe, With a valve therefor,a ring provided with a groove and affixed to said standpipe, a plateprovided with a groove, bolts passing through said plate and threaded insaid ring, a tubular portion of a rotating head having its ends arrangedin said grooves, and a screw threaded in said plate and rotativelyconnected with said valve.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses at Los Angeles county of LosAngeles, State of California, this 29th day of April A. D. 1909.

H ENR Y W. LU NGE l )R-l).

lVitnesses ELIZABETH Knxomon, LEITER S. ALTER.

